Chapter 157: Of course this king has hole cards in his hand!
In the vast Pacific Ocean, the First Fleet of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, with the battleship "Nagato" as its flagship, lined up in a battle array along the route from Tokyo to Tohui Lushun at an average economic speed of 15 knots, and went all the way south without speed or slowness.
In order to lay the cornerstone for Japan's newly established national policy of going south, the Japanese Navy can be regarded as pouring out of the nest this time.
In addition to the flagship battleship Nagato, the capital ships also included the Kongo-class battleships "Kongo", "Hiei", and "Kirishima"; Fuso-class battleships "Fuso" and "Yamashiro"; seven battleships of the Ise-class battleships "Ise" and "Hyuga";
the Furutaka-class heavy cruisers "Furutaka" and "Kako"; There were 12 heavy cruisers, including the Myoko-class heavy cruisers Myoko, Nachi, Haguro and Ashigara, the Aoba-class heavy cruisers Aoba and Kinugasa, and the Kaohsiung-class heavy cruisers Takao, Atago, Maya, and Chokai.
In addition, there are 12 Tenryu-class, Qiuma-class, and Nagara-class cruisers; There are 68 destroyers of the Fuxue-class, Fengfeng-class, Yefeng-class, Kamikaze-class, Muyue-class, Bailu-class, and Chaochao-class.
After this large fleet arrived at the Donghui Lushun Military Port, it would be joined by four aircraft carriers, the Yamato-class heavy aircraft carriers "Yamato", "Meiji", "Taisho", and "Showa", which had rushed from Paradise Island; 24 Akizuki-class destroyers (Keeling-class); 32 Dayi-class submarines (XXI-type boats); Four all-round class combat support ships make up the combined East Japan and German naval fleet.
The movements of the First Fleet of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy and the two large fleets of the East Japan and Germany Combined Naval Fleet did not deliberately avoid the various commercial routes in the Pacific. These two large fleets, both bearing the Donghui national flag and the naval flag, are completely in a posture of fighting a decisive battle with the naval fleets of many countries aiding Australia headed by the British and French navies.
However, Britain, France, the United States, and other governments have long known that the two so-called Donghui naval fleets are actually based on the Japanese Navy and the German Navy as the new force, and the officers and men of the Donghui Navy only play the role of auxiliary and observation and study on each ship.
But even so, it still poses great psychological pressure to Britain, France, Australia, the Netherlands and other countries. Because until the final decisive moment, no one can be sure whether the Japanese Navy and the German Navy will go all out to help Donghui fight this war.
When Vice Admiral James Somerville, commander of the Royal Navy's East India Fleet, issued a declaration of war to the Tohui Navy on behalf of the Australian Navy, the First Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet commanded by Tomozaburo Ozawa had just passed through Guam, and the Combined Fleet of the East Japan and German Navy, commanded by Tamon Yamaguchi, was approaching the waters off Midway.
The sudden signal of war prompted Tomozaburo Ozawa and Tarumi Yamaguchi to immediately send a telegram to urgently discuss whether the two fleets would converge first and then sail to Donghui Arthur Bay, or meet at Arthur Bay along the established route as originally planned.
While Tomozaburo Ozawa and Tabun Yamaguchi were hesitating whether to send a telegram to Cheng Gong, the king of Donghui, Cheng Gong received a request for a video call from Hitler and Yuhui.
Zhennan Province, Nanhua City, in the royal estate, Cheng Gong, who was wearing a set of home casual clothes, looked at the holographic half-length images of Hitler and Hirohito, as well as the German military high-level and Japanese imperial family members behind them, and laughed like a nobody:
"The king knows that you two will not be able to hold your breath. This king is not in a hurry, what are you anxious about? By the way, this king has heard that Churchill has approached you separately, and they seem to have a good conversation. Your Excellency, Brother Hirohito, have you ever thought of stabbing the king in the back? It's a rare opportunity! After this village, there is no such shop. ”
"Mr. King, I would like to protest to you, you are discrediting the spirit of the German contract!" Hitler justly expressed his displeasure.
"That's it, Brother Cheng Gong, the rumors stop at the wise. The mouth grows on others, whether to say it or not is their freedom, as for whether to listen or not, that is my business. Hirohito said aloud with a smile: "Just now, in front of all the members of the imperial family, I emphasized that you should not say anything that is not conducive to the friendship between Japan and the East, and do not do anything that is not conducive to the friendly relations between Japan and the East. So, your brother had better put your little bit of caution in his stomach. ”
"Hahaha, Brother Hirohito, you two are very good!" Cheng Gong gave Hirohito a thumbs up, as if he was very pleased and said with a smile: "Since the British provoked the war on behalf of the Australian government, how this war will be fought, what it will be, and when it will end, it will be up to the king to decide."
Your Excellency, Brother Hirohito, this king still says the same thing, as long as you are worthy of this king, this king will not let you down. The king's generals have reminded the king more than once that the decisive battle at sea should not depend too much on you, and they are willing to accept the baptism of blood and fire. However, the king clearly told them that the friendship between Donghui and Germany and Japan can stand the test. ”
"Your Majesty, I am Field Marshal Blomberg of Germany, and I would like to know how long the eight million Donghui citizens in Zhennan Province and Dingnan Province in Donghui Province can be supported by the food and material reserves of the two provinces if the Japanese Navy defects and cooperates with the British, French, Australian, and Dutch navies to implement an all-round naval blockade of Donghui?" An old man in the dress of a German field marshal, standing behind Hitler, suddenly asked loudly.
Cheng Gong didn't reply immediately, but stared at Hirohito and the King of Hatoyan of the Asaka Palace behind him with a smile to see how these old devils reacted.
"As far as I know, Donghui has always relied on imports for its grain." Behind Hirohito, the king of the Asaha Palace, said slowly and quietly: "The grain and material reserves of Zhennan Province and Dingnan Province should not be much of a problem for nearly eight million citizens of the two provinces to support for about half a year. If the military rations allocated to the Donghui Defense Army are included, this time should be shortened, no more than four months at most. Your Majesty Cheng Gong, I didn't miscalculate, right? ”
Cheng Gong smiled disappreciatively: "Brother Hirohito, will the Japanese Navy defect?" ”
"Brother Cheng Gong, this is just an assumption, don't take it seriously." Hirohito smiled calmly and said, "Actually, everyone wants to know if you really have the hole cards in your hand that are enough to deal with any unfavorable situation." Since we're friends, don't hide it! Show it out for everyone to see, so that everyone can rest assured that they can teach the British and French a hard lesson. ”
"You all received that incomplete plain-code telegram from the Australian Navy Darwin, right?" With a tap of his finger, Donghui sent a copy of the data to the smartphones in the hands of Hitler and Hirohito, respectively, and said with a smile:
"This 'Buran' torpedo is a killer feature that I specially equipped for the Donghui Navy. IT HAS A DIAMETER OF 533MM, A LENGTH OF 8.2M AND A WEIGHT OF 2.7 TONS. Launched from ordinary torpedo tubes, the maximum speed is 200 knots, and the maximum effective range is 12 km. It can be used both for horizontal bombing by AD-1 day raider attack aircraft and for attacking submarines at a water depth of 300 meters. ”